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Preview free slicer comparison: PrusaSlicer vs Cura vs Slic3r

PrusaSlicer in version 2.9.3 published  

changed: 2025-09-15 from Bernhard (Initial Release: 2022-05-06)

I have used 2 different slicers extensively so far: Cura and PrusaSlicer. Both slicers are free, both deliver usable results with the manufacturer's default settings, both have their strengths and hardly any weaknesses. ... continue reading

🚧 Home Assistant - Activate long-term statistics

created: 2025-09-14 from Bernhard

In future, the long-term statistics (history recorder) can be switched on and off easily via the GUI. This long overdue change will be available in one of the next releases. This will allow the LTS status to be displayed in the entity overview and easily activated in the entity properties. ... continue reading

🚧 HA: Undo / Redo for the automation editor

created: 2025-09-02 from Bernhard

An undo/redo function will soon be added to the Home Assistant automation editor, making it possible to quickly revise or restore changes. ... continue reading

🚧 Linking Home Assistant charts: Zoom status sync?

created: 2025-08-26 from Bernhard

The introduction of ECharts went quickly, but new functions are now a long time coming. To change this, I have submitted a feature request. As a first step, I tried to synchronize several charts for the history. There are a few challenges behind the feature, including performance: let's see if I can get the change on the road. I have uploaded a pull request of my first draft to Github. ... continue reading

🚧 Create / edit Home Assistant blueprints (GUI)

created: 2025-08-21 from Bernhard

Admittedly, I haven't used Blueprints much so far, but this could change with the next release: Similar to the Automation Editor, Blueprints can soon also be created or edited in the user interface. ... continue reading

Preview Home Assistant: new features for the tile map

Home Assistant: new features for the tile map

created: 2025-08-20 from Bernhard

new features for the tile map, for example an additional history chart function ... continue reading

Automation editor sidebar

created: 2025-08-09 from Bernhard

New sidebar for the automations ... continue reading

🚧 Energy dashboard, planned: previous year comparison

changed: 2025-08-09 from Bernhard (Initial Release: 2025-06-02)

One of the next releases is expected to bring the option of comparing the current month in the energy dashboard with the month of the previous year. ... continue reading

Preview HMS-2000-4T: MPPT range 16~60V incorrectly specified?

HMS-2000-4T: MPPT range 16~60V incorrectly specified?

created: 2025-08-08 from Bernhard

The MPP tracker of the HMS-2000-4T struggles with the correct voltage setting, especially but not only at low power levels. Spoiler: Hoymiles support is not willing to take the problem seriously after countless tickets and over 10 months, so I am trying to get the problem under control with an ESP32 microcontroller. ... continue reading

Preview Webhook: curl and cron

Webhook: curl and cron

created: 2025-08-07 from Bernhard

a simple cron job (Scheduled Tasks) on an Openwrt access point, everything that the Linux terminal makes available can be transmitted to Home-Assistant. As an example, my OpenWrt devices provide the following information: ... continue reading

Display data from any Linux system in HA

created: 2025-07-31 from Bernhard

Webhooks make it easy to transfer data from any Linux system to Home Assistant. ... continue reading

Preview Sankey chart to the energy dashboard

Sankey chart to the energy dashboard

created: 2025-07-20 from Bernhard

Home Assistant 2025.8: Sankey chart for the energy dashboard Added quietly and secretly as a separate card at the beginning of 2025, the Sankey Chart Card became a fixed component of the Energy Dashboard with the 2025.8 release: see also: Energy Dashboard: Cards for other dashboards too? ... continue reading

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Smart Home

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Retrofitting your existing home with smart home functions is now easier than ever. However, due to the large number of standards and available software components, choosing a suitable system is not so easy. If you are still looking for suitable software for home automation, you should take a look at Home Assistant.


Home Server

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A dedicated home server can be used as the basis for your own private cloud or smart home.


Network

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Understanding, analyzing or expanding your own network: Basics for the home network.


Windows

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Linux

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Boot

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3D Printer

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Field reports about Prusa i3 based FDM printers


PV

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